wiww- come on vogue

linking up with the s.i.l for wiww. 

participating in wiww is uncomfortable.

i feel awkward striking a pose in front of the camera, 

looking at myself is not on my list of enjoyable things to do,
and i in no way think i have the cutest, trendiest wardrobe in the western hemisphere.
so why do i participate?
because wiww makes me get out of my jammies.

my cozy, flannel, chocolate factory "i love lucy" jammies,
which i would live in all the "i love lucy" time
if it weren't for wiww.  

so thanks linds for wiww, 

and for encouraging me {and others like me }
to get dressed
and
"show up for life."

and thank you to the rest of you that participate in wiww. 

i know most of you feel awkward vogueing too,

 but i'm glad you do.

your showing up dressed and ready to go

nudges me to show up too!  

gray cardi- target
white tee- target
skinny jeans- old navy
gray boots- bass outlet
lovely scarf- hand made gift from melanie

green top- marshalls
blue striped top- hand me over from my sister
jeans- kohls
blue flats- my sister again
necklace- lisa leonard

spinner's 40th birthday surprise 1970's rave

Partridge Family suede top- my m.i.l.'s costume closet.
white top- kohls
skinny jeans {in place of fishnet stockings}- old navy
boots- on line some where 
yellow purse- borrowed without permission from my m.i.l.

emilie is rocking the hippie look with her sign protesting spinner's birthday.
noah looks like he walked out of an episode of The Wonder Years.
good times.

wordless

Nobody's Got it All Together

The Middle
Jill Phillips~Nobody's Got it All Together

 

If I was old I might have it together
Or if I was young that would be my excuse
But either extreme seems so easy to be
And I’m somewhere in the middle

Too young to act like there’s wisdom inside of my head
And too old not care if it's there
The pendulum swings to each end well defined
And I’m somewhere in the middle

So tell me when will I know where I fit into the scheme of things
Cause right now I’m not even sure if I belong
The cracks are wide and it seems like I keep on falling in between
Please tell me I’m wrong
Please tell me that I’m wrong

It's too late to back out of this race that we started
but it seems the finish is light years ahead
So all I can ask is that you walk next to me
Here somewhere in the middle

the family dirt

every families got some...

ESPECIALLY

the joneses!

spending the weekend with the entire jones crew
{give or take a few},

and diggin' it!

Crock-Potting for Dummies~ A Love Story

linking up with 

mel at the larson lingo

for

i'm sure you're not a crock-pot dummie,

but i was.

i was.

my stupidity came from crock-pot fear. 

i was afraid of the crock-pot.

TERRIFIED!

i had heard many crock-pot love stories.

tales of women who dumped food in their pots

FROZEN!!

it the middle of the afternoon,
then
 returned to the pot a few hours later with a warm meal prepared for their families.

i'd heard of how the crock-pot romanced women.

they would fill their pots with a handful of items in the a.m.,
set the heat setting and timer, 

then

LEAVE for the ENTIRE DAY,

and come home

and find dinner 

READY and WAITING 

for them

like a bouquet of roses.

{swoon}

i wanted needed to be dinner-loved like that. 

so i timidly bought a pot.
 

i'm proud to announce 

we've been going steady ever since! 

♥  ♥  ♥ 

*************************************************************


here is the EASIEST 

crock-pot dish

for 

the crock-pot dummie.

 


4 FROZEN  chicken breasts
2 packets taco seasoning
1 tbl cumin
1 cup chunky tomato salsa
1 small can diced green chilies

dump everything into the crock pot. 
set your heat setting to low.

set your cook time to 3 hrs 30 min.

{many crock-pots have timers for 4, 6 or 8 hours. 
if that is the case set your crock for 4 hours. 
will not take 4 hours}

at hour 3 remove the lid and shred the chicken with two forks. 
{this allows the juices and flavor to infuse all the meat}

 once the chicken is done you can let it warm until you're ready to serve dinner.
it will be fine.
really.

finally serve! 
this shredded mexi-chicken
is great on tacos, nachos, mexican pizza, and more. 

  our family of 5 usually gets 
3 MEALS out of  it! 
3 MEALS!!!

i love you mr. crock.


XOXOXO
{from my pot to yours},

hello monday

linking up with lisa leonard & hello monday

{with my instagr.am pix}

hello new week.  new, i need you.

 hello to another week on the lake.

to crisp fall air and fires in the woodstove~ an invitation to curl up with the good book and french vanilla tea in my cuppakim mugswap cup in the mornings,

and to eat s'mores to our hearts content in the evenings.

hello to another week of home lake-schooling, lifting our heads from our studies to take in the view, the calm. 

hello to "crocktober" and favorite meals from my "rock-pot" to link up.

hello to work and more school photography {thank you God for the ways You provide}

goodbye to escrow and hello to being homeowners again.

hello to speaking at MOPS about giving the gift of blessing to your family.

BIG HELLO to finally meeting the newest member of the jones family,  our nephew jack!

who's traveling all the way to cali from "the land down under" with his mommy.   

{picture stolen from my s.i.l., jennifer.  we're looking forward to seeing lots of smiles this week}

hello to birthdays of so many people i love~ lily, grandma phyllis, mama holly, papa dan, AND TO CELEBRATING GRAM'S 90th WITH A JONES FAMILY GATHERING!

what are you saying hello to this week?